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Hunter 28.5

Development
Designer	Hunter Design Team
Location	United States
Year	1985
Builder(s)	Hunter Marine
Name	Hunter 28.5
Boat
Displacement	7,000 lb (3,175 kg)
Draft	5.18 ft (1.58 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	28.42 ft (8.66 m)
LWL	23.75 ft (7.24 m)
Beam	10.50 ft (3.20 m)
Engine type	Diesel inboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	3,000 lb (1,361 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	37.33 ft (11.38 m)
J foretriangle base	12.08 ft (3.68 m)
P mainsail luff	31.75 ft (9.68 m)
E mainsail foot	10.83 ft (3.30 m)
Sails
Sailplan	B&R rigged sloop
Mainsail area	225.47 sq ft (20.947 m)
Jib/genoa area	171.93 sq ft (15.973 m)
Total sail area	397.40 sq ft (36.920 m)
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The Hunter 28.5 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team and first built in 1985.

The Hunter 28.5 was developed into the Hunter 28 in 1989.

Production

The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1985 and 1988, but it is now out of production.

Design

The Hunter 28.5 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It is a B&R rigged sloop with a split backstay, with a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or shoal draft wing keel. The fin keel version displaces 7,000 lb (3,175 kg) and carries 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) of ballast, while the wing keel version displaces 7,100 lb (3,221 kg) and carries 3,100 lb (1,406 kg) of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 5.18 ft (1.58 m) with the standard keel and 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel.

The boat is fitted with an inboard diesel engine. The fuel tank holds 11 U.S. gallons (42 L; 9.2 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 27 U.S. gallons (100 L; 22 imp gal).

The factory-supplied standard equipment included a 110% genoa, two self-tailing two-speed jib sheet winches, double lifelines, a teak and holly cabin sole, dinette table, navigation table, stainless steel sink, hot and cold pressurized water system, a two-burner stove, an icebox, an anchor and life jackets. A spinnaker was a factory option.

The design has a hull speed of 6.53 kn (12.09 km/h). The wing keel version has a PHRF racing average handicap of 180 with a high of 192 and low of 171.

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Alerion Express 28
• Aloha 28
• Beneteau First 285
• Cal 28
• Catalina 28
• Cumulus 28
• Grampian 28
• Hunter 28
• J/28
• O'Day 28
• Pearson 28
• Sabre 28
• Sea Sprite 27
• Sirius 28
• Tanzer 28
• TES 28 Magnam
• Viking 28

References

1. Browning, Randy (2018). "Hunter 28 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
2. ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Hunter 28.5 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
3. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hunter 28.5". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hunter Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
5. ^ Hunter Marine. "Committed to Better Engineering - Hunter 28.5" (PDF). www.marlow-hunter.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
6. InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 28.5". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
7. InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 28.5 SD". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.

External links

• Official brochure

• Keelboats
• 1980s sailboat type designs
• Sailing yachts
• Sailboat type designs by Hunter Design Team
• Sailboat types built by Hunter Marine